City of Rio Vista Short Range Transit Plan for Rio Vista Delta Breeze: Fiscal Year 2010-2011 to 2019-2020
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City of Rio Vista Short Range Transit Plan for Rio Vista Delta Breeze: Fiscal Year 2010-2011 to 2019-2020 Final Plan Prepared for the City of Rio Vista Prepared by LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANTS, INC. RIO VISTA DELTA BREEZE SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN Fiscal Year 2010-2011 to 2019-2020 Final Report Prepared for the City of Rio Vista One Main Street Rio Vista, California 94571 707 • 374-5337 Prepared by LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. P.O. Box 5875 2690 Lake Forest Road, Suite C Tahoe City, California 96145 530 • 583-4053 Federal transportation statutes require that the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), in partnership with state and local agencies, develop and periodically update a long-range Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), and a Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) which implements the RTP by programming federal funds to transportation projects contained in the RTP. In order to effectively execute these planning and programming responsibilities, MTC requires that each transit operator in its region which receives federal funding through the TIP, prepare, adopt, and submit to MTC a Short Range Transit Plan (SRTP). The preparation of this SRTP has been funded in part by a grant from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), through Section 5303 of the Federal Transit Act. The contents of this SRTP reflect the views of City of Rio Vista, and are not necessarily those of USDOT, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), or the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. The City of Rio Vista is solely responsible for the accuracy of information presented in this SRTP. Civil Rights Compliance: In compliance with Title VI regulations of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, no person in the United States of America shall, on grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participating in, or denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. The City of Rio Vista must ensure that federally supported transit service and related benefits are distributed in an equitable manner. The City of Rio Vista has certified that it is in compliance with Title VI regulations. September 24, 2012 LSC#117080 Acknowledgements City of Rio Vista Interim City Manager, Roger Wong Council Member, Janith Norman Council Member, Constance Boulware Council Member, Tim Kubli Director of Public Works and Community Development, David Melilli Transit and Airport Coordinator, John Andoh Storer Transit Systems Supervisor, Becky Egleston Project Manager, Alberta Deanda LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. Principal, Gordon Shaw Project Manager, Selena McKinney TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1 Plan Purpose and Content ............................................................................................. 1 Plan Issues..................................................................................................................... 1 Stakeholder Interviews................................................................................................... 2 Review of Previous Studies and Projects....................................................................... 5 Local and Regional Policies ........................................................................................... 8 2 Setting for Transportation Services................................................................................... 9 Project Area................................................................................................................... 9 3 Transit Service Providers................................................................................................ 19 Public Transportation Service...................................................................................... 19 Other Transportation Providers.................................................................................... 40 4 Transit Goals and Objectives .......................................................................................... 51 Introduction.................................................................................................................. 51 Review of Existing Goals and Objectives..................................................................... 51 5 Transit Demand Analysis................................................................................................ 65 Employee Transit Demand........................................................................................... 65 Elderly and Disabled Transit Demand.......................................................................... 66 General Public Transit Demand................................................................................... 66 Demand Estimation for Middle and High School Students........................................... 66 Intercity Transit Demand.............................................................................................. 67 Summary...................................................................................................................... 68 Future Trends in Transit Demand ................................................................................ 68 6 Service Alternatives........................................................................................................71 Introduction.................................................................................................................. 71 Cost Parameters for Service Alternatives .................................................................... 71 Local Service Alternatives............................................................................................ 71 Intercity Service Alternatives........................................................................................ 75 Other Service Alternatives............................................................................................ 79 Comparison of Alternative Packages ........................................................................... 80 7 Capital Alternatives......................................................................................................... 89 Vehicle Needs.............................................................................................................. 89 Non-Vehicle Capital Needs ......................................................................................... 89 8 Management and Administrative Alternatives ................................................................ 95 Management ................................................................................................................95 Marketing .................................................................................................................... 96 Update Transit Goals and Objectives .......................................................................... 98 Rio Vista Delta Breeze SRTP LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. Final Report Page i 9 Transit Funding Sources ............................................................................................... 101 Introduction................................................................................................................ 101 Federal Transit Funding Sources............................................................................... 101 State Transit Funding Sources................................................................................... 104 Other Miscellaneous Revenue Sources..................................................................... 106 Funding Strategies..................................................................................................... 107 10 Rio Vista/Delta Breeze Short Range Transit Plan......................................................... 109 Introduction................................................................................................................ 109 City of Rio Vista Service Plan..................................................................................... 105 Capital Plan................................................................................................................ 116 Management and Administrative Plan........................................................................ 120 Revise and Update Transit Goals and Objectives...................................................... 121 Financial Plan............................................................................................................. 121 Implementation Plan................................................................................................... 125 Appendix A—City of Rio Vista Organization Chart Appendix B—Lists of Bus Stops for Rio Vista Delta Breeze Appendix C—Title VI Civil Rights Program Appendix D—Planned Large Developments LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES TABLE PAGE 1 Rio Vista Demographic Characteristics........................................................................... 13 2 Rio Vista Resident Commute Travel Mode ..................................................................... 15 3 Rio Vista Residents Commute Travel Time .................................................................... 15 4 Rio Vista Delta Breeze Fare Structure ............................................................................ 25 5 Rio Vista Delta Breeze